St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-29
The Alleged Leader Of the Broadway
Surface Road Steal Is Now
z Seriously Ill,
And the Physicians Say That at the
Longest he Cannot Live Over
a Fortnight.
A Pennsylvania Parson Held to the
Grand Jury for Conniving At
An Abortion.
The Illinois Supreme Court Decides in
Favor of the Condemned Chi
;ago Anarchists.

2ag0 Anarchists.
Z. NEW YORK, June 2S.-Thirty-two
Eydays of trial such as Jake Sharp has un-
Hdergone, in the very heat of summer and
at his time of life, is an ordeal that can
not be safely passed. Yet has this old
man, with all his manifold physical all
ments, borne up bravely under it. He
was no spryer than usual when he came
than usual. He SAID to a reporter that
the effect of DR.. LOomiS' prescription of
yesterday was to make his sleep better
than he had at any time since his COM
mitment to the jail. Mr.. Slayton, of
the senate clerical fOrce,waS recalled to
testify with reference to the general
surface railroad bill of 1888. John M.
SAibner was the next witness. AS
soon as he took the chair Judge Barrett
warned Mr.. Parsons against repetitions.
His honor said his object was
he had no intention to ham,
per the defense in any way.
MI. Parsons read the report of the SUI
preme court commission that recon-
mended the Broadway railroad, which
held that the annual rent of $4,000 and
the percentage was a very liberal ar
rangement and heavy burden for a
city road only twelve and one-half miles
long. Mr.. Scribner was then asked if
he had heard the name of Billy MOlo-
ney mentioned in this case as a visitor
at his Office. The witness replied that
he first saw NIolOney with Brother
Chittenden. 'sYour office is said to have
been the headquarters of what the
prosecution calls conspiracy. Is that
triie?'' Il know of no conspiracy nor of
any attempt to bribe the aldermen and
/ Others" The witness finished and was
not cross-examined. Francis j. Twomey,
clerk OF the board of aldermen, was next
called. He testified to his inability to
find any applications for a Broadway
franchise other than that Of the cable
and Broadway roads. He was
NOT CROSS-EXAMINED.
Abraham w. Earle followed. lie said
ne was secretary of the New York Cable
+ Railroad company.
Are you aware that an offer of $780,
000 was made to the aldermen at meet
ing in McLaughlin's S house by your COM
pany-One-half cash and One-haif bonds
FOR the right to run cars on Broad
way?''
II have heard some rumors to that
effect, but no such offer was made or
any sugge sti0n of such an offer"
Mr.. NicOl crOsS-eXamined the wit
ness and brought out the fact that Pres
ident Andrews, of the company, did
make Mayor Edison an offer of 81, ,OO0, 600
for the Broadway franchise, to be paid
into the city treasury. Having read Mr..
Sharp's testimony as whole before the
senate investigating committee, w. N.
Niles took the stand. He concluded the
examination of Fullgraff before that
committee.
'.DO you remember statement made
by, Fullgraf after his examinatiOn?''
The witness in reply described the
dramatic scene when Fullgraff called on
God to strike him dead if he had ever
unexpectedly at this point Mr.. Parsons
said that the defense had three
more witnesses to examine.
..sWe desire,'' he added, s.to call George
Bliss and John Mcmahon and julius
Heidman, two members of the Schnover
club. After we have examined these
witnesses the defense will have con-
eluded its case" Mr.. Bliss then took
the stand. He related how he had been
sat upon by the Investigating committee
when he attempted to demand fair play
for Sharp. Il demanded of the com
'mittee" said Mr.. Bliss, ''on behalf of
Mr. Sharp, his right to explain certain
of his answers, which by reason OF being
Incomplete are misleading. The COM
mittee was consulted and then Mr..
Seward told me that the committee had
decided to permit no explanation then,
but at the close of his examination he
would be given an opportunity. Finally
the committee adjourned to Albany and
never gave Mr.. Sharp the opportunity
for the explanation that / had been
A f1,n ,cin <,f fhn.
testimony of Mr.. Bliss, Mr.. Parsons an
nOunced that the defense rested their
case. Judge Barrett then adjourned
court until tomorrow, when summing
up will begin with no restriction of time
to either side.
1t is believed that Jake Sharp is dying.
His physicians and lawyers say
HIS CONDITION IS VERY CRITICAL.
: His defense ended in fiaScO at2 O O'clOck
this afternoon. Every one was sur
pfised at the sudden turn in affairs. At
the beginning of the trial it was Sharpe's
expressed determination to take the
stand in his own defense. He explained
to his counsel how he would answer and
explain all the seeming deficiencies in
his examination before the senate COM
mittee. He went SO far as to avOw that
+ be would rather be convicted than per-
nit the statements of witnesses for the
prosecution to go uncOntradicted by
him. Everything was arranged that
Sharp should testify. From the begin
ming of the trial until the night Judge
Barrett ordered his committal to Lud-
low street Jail, Sharp spent several
hours every day after the adjournment
of court in perfecting the statement
which he would make to the jury. From
the time that he was confined in Jail he
has failed, and yesterday afternoon
when his counsel, Messrs. Stickney,
Parsons tS Mitchell, told him to prepare
to take the stand they
y FOUND TO THEIR HORROR
that Sharp was physical wreck, and
that even mentally he was not in a fit
condition to be witness. His memory
was poor, and though fully realizing his
situation, he acknowledged that he was
too weak to stand the strain of cross-ex-
animation. Prof. LOOmiS, Sharp'S doc
tor, visited him in the court room soon
after. He found that Sharp was in a
Critical condition. and counsel came to
the conclusion that to put him on the
stand to be subjected to rigid cross
examination of several hours duration
would end in his death. LAWYER Mitch
ell said this evening that that was the
onj,' reason for not putting the defend
GzszSn the stand. The reporter subse-
quentiy learned tilaC III Is the opinion
of fSharp's physicians that lie can't live
longer than ten days OF two weeks. The
slightest excitement will cause his death,
owing to the condition of his heart.
In tie next few days his business affairs
will be wound UP with Il view to the
end. A scheme is under consideration
by those interested in Sharp's case
Which, If carried out successfully. will
take the case out of the jurisdiction Of
the jury Tomorrow, before tic lawyers
have Il chance to display their powers of